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=== Miscellaneous Resources for and About Women ===
=== Miscellaneous Resources for and About Women ===
* [http://www.aas.org/cswa/resources.html AAS Committee on the Status of Women]
* [http://www.aas.org/cswa/resources.html AAS Committee on the Status of Women]
* [http://findingada.com/  
* [http://findingada.com/ Celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths]
Celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths]
* [http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/05/21/claiming-an-education-adrienne-rich-1977-commencement/ Claiming an Education: Adrienne Rich’s Spectacular 1977 Commencement Address]
* [http://www.brainpickings.org/2014/05/21/claiming-an-education-adrienne-rich-1977-commencement/ Claiming an Education: Adrienne Rich’s Spectacular 1977 Commencement Address]
* [http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/advance/ NSF ADVANCE: Funding to Increase Representation of Women in STEM]
* [http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/advance/ NSF ADVANCE: Funding to Increase Representation of Women in STEM]
* [http://www.theatlantic.com/features/archive/2014/04/the-confidence-gap/359815/ The Confidence Gap]
* [http://mic.com/articles/87879/it-s-not-the-confidence-gap-here-s-what-s-really-holding-women-back Rebuttle to the confidence gap article]


=== Sexism and Bias in Academia ===
=== Sexism and Bias in Academia ===
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* [http://modelviewculture.com/pieces/i-didn-t-want-to-lean-out Why a Female Organic Chemist Quit]
* [http://modelviewculture.com/pieces/i-didn-t-want-to-lean-out Why a Female Organic Chemist Quit]
* [http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/04/09/the-hidden-brain-shankar-vedantam/ Exploring Hidden Bias]
* [http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/04/09/the-hidden-brain-shankar-vedantam/ Exploring Hidden Bias]
* [http://womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2014/05/why-we-resist-unconscious-bias.html?m=1 Why we resist unconscious bias]


=== Sexism, Harassment and Bias in the Tech Industry ===
=== Sexism, Harassment and Bias in the Tech Industry ===
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* [http://fortune.com/2014/10/02/women-leave-tech-culture/ Why Women Leave Tech]
* [http://fortune.com/2014/10/02/women-leave-tech-culture/ Why Women Leave Tech]
* [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/27/your-princess-is-in-another-castle-misogyny-entitlement-and-nerds.html Misogyny, VIolence, and Nerds]
* [http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/27/your-princess-is-in-another-castle-misogyny-entitlement-and-nerds.html Misogyny, VIolence, and Nerds]
List of Link Contributors (please add yourself!):
* Sarah Hillenbrand
* Yvonne Fonken
* Sarah Marzen
* Alex Anderson
* Jesse Livezy
* Mike Schachter

Revision as of 16:14, 8 October 2014

There is a clear lack of equality when it comes to scientific employment between men and women. This problem manifests itself at the University level, and includes the Redwood Center itself. In the summer of 2014, we held a group meeting to begin looking at ways in which we could improve the situation. There were many great ideas and thoughtfully written articles from the Internet put forth.

This page is established in an attempt to keep an electronic record of progress and thoughts towards gender equality in the field of Neuroscience as a whole.

UC Berkeley Specific STEM and Gender Articles

Women in Neuroscience

Miscellaneous Resources for and About Women

Sexism and Bias in Academia

Sexism, Harassment and Bias in the Tech Industry

List of Link Contributors (please add yourself!):

  • Sarah Hillenbrand
  • Yvonne Fonken
  • Sarah Marzen
  • Alex Anderson
  • Jesse Livezy
  • Mike Schachter